Confection for a Cold and Moist Uterus

Tradition:

Western

Source / Author:

Renodeus (Dispensatorium medicum, Renou, 1615)

Herb Name Cyperus Mandrake root Hyssop Mugwort Ameos seed Seselos seed Agnus Castus Long Pepper Cassia Wood Black Hellebore, prepared Peony seed Sugar

Latin Cyperus rotundus Mandragora officinalis Hyssopus officinale Artemisia vulgaris Ammi majus Siler trilobum Vitex agnus-castus Piper longum Cinnamonum cassia Helleborus niger Paeonia officinalis Saccharum Amount 6 drams 4 scruples 1 handful ea. 1 oz. ea. 2 oz. 1⁄2 oz. ea. 2 drams 1⁄2 oz. sufficient

Preparation:

Powder the herbs and beat with sufficient Sugar.

Function:

Clears Cold and Phlegm, clears Obstruction, benefits the Uterus

Use:

1. Infertility associated with Cold and Phlegm
2. Uterine diseases associated with Cold and Phlegm

Dose:

Make a potion with 1–2 drams in wine, and take with 1 dram of Tryphera Magna

Cautions:

Mandrake and Black Hellebore are toxic

Modifications:

This is an interesting formula, as it does not contain only warming and tonic medicines, but also Hellebore and Mandrake.

See the ‘Potion for Infertility’ of Wirtzung for more on the traditional use of Mandrake in Infertility.

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